Küblis
Template:Infobox Swiss town Küblis or Kublis is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden.
Neighboring municipalities
| Luzein | St. Antönien | St. Antönien |
| Luzein | File:Windrose klein.png | Saas im Prättigau |
| Conters im Prättigau | Saas im Prättigau |
History
Küblis is first mentioned in 1351 as ze Cüblins. In 1389 it was mentioned as Kúblis.[1]
Geography
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Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Küblis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region.[3] It is in located in the Prättigau valley at the branching of the road to St. Antönien, Conters and Fideris/Jenaz. It consists of the linear village of Küblis and the hamlets of Prada, Tälfsch and Pläviggin.
Demographics
Küblis has a population (as of Template:Swiss populations date) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 15.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2%. Most of the population (since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks German (93.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.7%) and Italian being third ( 1.3%).[2]
since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.[5] The age distribution, since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., in Küblis is; 128 children or 15.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 107 teenagers or 12.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 93 people or 11.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 135 people or 16.3% are between 30 and 39, 108 people or 13.0% are between 40 and 49, and 91 people or 11.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 75 people or 9.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 58 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 31 people or 3.7% who are between 80 and 89 there are 4 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 41.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (40.1%), the SP (13.3%) and the local, small right-wing parties (3.8%).[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Küblis about 68.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Küblis has an unemployment rate of 0.84%. since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 39 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 166 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 299 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 58 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 455 |
| 1900 | 416 |
| 1950 | 716 |
| 2000 | 830 |
Heritage sites of national significance
The Zentrale Küblis der Bündner Kraftwerke (Central Powerplant in Küblis) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[6]
Transportation
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Weather
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References
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- ↑ a b Template:HDS
- ↑ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:Webarchive accessed 29-Oct-2009
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ↑ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden in Numbers Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Template:Webarchive 21.11.2008 version, Template:In lang accessed 29-Oct-2009
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., the weather station elevation is 815 meters above sea level.
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External links
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